Former Easton spa owner faces charges after raids

The male undercover state trooper arrived Saturday evening at Aria Day Spa in Brockton, cash in hand to pay the owner the balance owed for what police called a “private party.”

The arrangement was simple, according to the police report: Terry Mussari, owner and operator of the spa, would provide him and his friends with 12 women to perform sex services, and the man would pay $1,720.

Matt Stout

The male undercover state trooper arrived Saturday evening at Aria Day Spa in Brockton, cash in hand to pay the owner the balance owed for what police called a “private party.”

The arrangement was simple, according to the police report: Terry Mussari, owner and operator of the spa, would provide him and his friends with 12 women to perform sex services, and the man would pay $1,720.

When the state trooper showed, he told her the 11 other men in his group would come later, and he would “go first.”

Ushered into a private room, he waited for two of Mussari’s employees to enter the room separately, each offering to perform a sex act, police said. When the second one did, a signal was given to state police and FBI agents outside.
The raid was on.

Capping an investigation into alleged prostitution and drug dealing at her chain of day spas, Mussari – a Stoughton business-owner, mother and wife – now stands accused of running what authorities called a prostitution ring, offering sex with masseuses in exchange for “tips.”

Mussari, 45, pleaded not guilty to charges of deriving support from prostitution during a brief arraignment Monday in Brockton District Court.Judge Mary L. Amrhein released her on $2,000 cash bail and ordered her to have no communication with witnesses in the case, against her attorney’s wishes. Mussari is due back in court on Jan. 9, 2012.

State police and the FBI raided three spas owned by Mussari on Saturday, including the Aria Day Spa in Brockton, Sparkle Day Spa in Canton and Spa Bellissimo in Norwood.

Investigators said the spas offered sex between masseuses and clients in exchange for cash that was characterized as “tips.”Authorities also allege employees of the spa were selling narcotics to customers as well as each other; that part of the probe is ongoing.

Mussari’s lawyer, William Sims of Plymouth, said during her arraignment that she owned a home in Stoughton, was married with a daughter and had no prior convictions.

He said the allegations were “completely void” of important information and called them “embellished” and “exaggerated.” He later alleged police provided him and Mussari’s family with false information regarding a “bail issue.”

Sims and Mussari declined to comment following the arraignment. A man who identified himself as her husband declined comment Monday afternoon when approached at their Stoughton home.

Assistant Attorney General Dean Mazzone said in court that an undercover state trooper had several conversations with Mussari about sex services provided by her employees at the Aria Day Spa, 1280 Belmont St.The trooper gave Mussari a deposit as part of an arrangement to provide a dozen different women for a “party” with a group of men at the spa, Mazzone said.

The trooper arranged to pay the remainder of the $1,720 when he arrived Saturday, where, according to a police report, he signaled to surveillance officers, who raided all three of Mussari’s locations simultaneously and arrested her.

Witnesses said police executed the raid around 6:30 p.m.

Mazzone emphasized in court that the investigation is ongoing. Following the hearing, he referred comment to the attorney general’s office.

Mussari was the owner of an Easton spa investigated for prostitution in 2003.